Argo-Fa Dollar Day Draws Crowds. Local Notes Summarized
Battle of items captured in Argo and surrounding towns. Deer missing from bluffs west of Argo. Denver McGinnis recovering from burns. 57 numbers sold at Friday dance the season’s largest at Social Park. Trappers Wilt and Potter find a red fox west of town. Ralph McNamara returns from Dixon after appendicitis operation. Irve Martindale orchestra plays Thanksgiving night at Albany. Ben Manning shoots a gray fox in the timber. Gilbert Holland joins the navy and will depart for Rockford. Kyle Brown buys a new Chevrolet coupe. Fire near Francke and Switzer hardware store as gas leaks from a soldering torch. Harriet Wheeler visits Davenport for the weekend. Isenhart house being shingled. Mary A Switzer and Wallace Williams wed at Mt Carroll. Mrs Annie Sheridan dislocates and fractures hip. Helen Kenyon returns to Chicago for Burnham beauty school after Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffs
Argo
Denver McGinnis
Donald Wilt
Stacey Potter
Ralph McNamara
Dixon
Irve Martindale
Albany
Ben Manning
Gilbert Holland
Navy
Rockford
Kyle Brown
Thomson
Francke and Switzer Hardware
Harriet Wheeler
Davenport
Isenhart
Mary A. Switzer
Charles Switzer
Wallace Williams
Ida Williams
Mt. Carroll
Mt Carroll
Annie Sheridan
Helen Kenyon
Chicago
Burnham Beauty Culture School
Mrs. N. R. Kenyon
Chadwick Briefs and Social Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Miss Lois Queckboerner of Rockford and families of the Queckboerners and Doty visited Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kaul for Mr. Kaul's birthday. Vanner Fruit and Kirkland guests joined Carl Kness, with Mildred Johanningsmeyer among the visitors. A humorous exchange ends with a bartender’s quip about thirst and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Queckboerner
Rockford
Roy Queckboerner
John Doty
Clayton Kaul
Kaul
Vanner Fruit
Helen
Neilan
Mildred Johanningsmeyer
Kirkland
Carl Kness
Jack Coden
Jane Miller
John Mackey
Don Kness
Howard Mackey
Alice
Family
Bill Miller
Drainage notice for fifth installment due 1944 in Carroll County
Notice to landowners in Savanna and York Drainage District Carroll County Illinois that the fifth installment of the eighth assessment of benefits was due November 24 1944 and must be paid by March 10 1945 at the district treasurer in Thomson Illinois. If unpaid, lands will be sold to satisfy the amount and costs. Roy Houghton treasurer dated November 30 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna and
York
Carroll
Illinois
Thomson
Ilinois
Roy Houghton
Notice of Claim Day Estate of Ida A Frederick
Claim date January 1 1945 in the estate of Ida A Frederick Deceased in Carroll County Illinois court. Claims may be filed on or before the date without summons Elvena Geisinger Executor Chas E Stuart Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida A. Frederick
Carroll County
Illinois
Christian Science Lesson Sermon Focuses on God as Creator
Sunday services of all Christian Science churches centered on God as the sole creator with the biblical Genesis message and psalm passages. The Lesson included cites from Science and Health and emphasizes the divine Principle Life Truth and Love as the universal creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
National Bible Reading Proposal Placed Before Congress
The Senate and House consider a joint resolution designating the period from Thanksgiving to Christmas for National Bible Reading. The drive, led by the American Bible Society, gains broad community support across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington, D. C
American Bible Society
A. Stretton
Pitsea
England
Mr. Stretton
St. James
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chadwick Briefs
Smith
Jones
Legals
Elvena Geisinger
Chas. E. Stuart
Christian Science Churches
Dad
Her
Ted
Ned
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Blue
C. S. Ferguson
Savanna, Illinois
Aaron A. Rapking
Methodist Church
Church Street
Knoxville
John O’grady
National Conference of Catholic Charities
New York City
Presbyterian Church
Home and Foreign Mission Boards
Harold A. Dalzell
Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Richmond
Ind
United States
Friends
Russia
Poland
Holland
Belgium
France
Savanna
Ray Haig
Pattie O'Day
Ernestine Cooper
Soubrette
Zeleka
F. A. Herbert Avanna
Ill
Winkler
Jewelry
Bill Folds
Toy
Marth Bros
Tailor Shop
Fulrath Oil Station
Savanna, mM
Northwestern
Kranert’s Shoe Store
Star Brand Shoes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!